Birth, Death and
Marriage records are available for genealogy as far
back as 1882.

The Wappinger
registrar can provide uncertified copies of the
following records for genealogy research purposes:

1.
Birth Certificates – if on file for at least 75
years and the person whose name on the

birth
certificate is known to be deceased.

2.
Death Certificates – in on file for at least 50
years.

3.
Marriage Certificates – if on file for at least 50
years and the bride and groom are

both known to be
deceased.

The time periods are waived for
direct-line descendants. A direct line descendant is
a person in the direct line of descent, i.e., the
child, grandchild, great grandchild of the person
whose record is requested. The direct-line
descendant applicant must provide the following:

Proof of
their relationship to the person whose record
they are requesting.

Proof of the
death of the person whose birth certificate they
are requesting.

Proof of the
death of the bride and groom whose marriage
certificate they are requesting.

The standard fee for a genealogy copy
is $22.00

Period Searched

Fee

Period Searched

Fee

1 to 3 years

$22.00

41 to 50 years

$122.00

4 to 10 years

$42.00

51 to 60 years

$142.00

11 to 20 years

$62.00

61 to 70 years

$162.00

21 to 30 years

$82.00

71 to 80 years

$182.00

31 to 40 years

$102.00

81 to 90 years

$202.00

The fee applies separately to each
record requested. For example, the fee for a request
consisting of one birth record (1-year search for
$22.00), plus one death record (24-year search for
$82.00), plus one marriage record (11-year search
for $62.00) is a total of $166.00

Applicants need
to fill out the
DOH-1562
(General Information and Application for
Genealogical Services). Send the completed
form, along with a check for the appropriate amount,
made payable to “Town of Wappinger”, to the address
below.